Rather than cut and paste this one, I would rather you check out Ray's story here...

http://www.mmaauthentics.com/ray-mendoza/

In the top right of the page, you'll see Ray's picture with a hand-written note. I found out last year that that note was from his then 8 or 10 year old son. He wrote it in response to a prompt from either a teacher or his mother, who had asked the boy to write something he could remember his father by.

Major Mendoza was a leader - from what I can tell - in all areas of his life. This fund and its mission seems to be fitting.

If you'd like to be a part of this, feel free to register for the 5k here...

http://premierraces.com/2010Races/RayMendoza.html

ttt